St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Alexandria, Virginia)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Façade, 2019
Religion
AffiliationEpiscopal Church in the United States of America
Year consecrated1818
Location
LocationAlexandria, Virginia
Geographic coordinates38°48′11″N 77°2′43″W / 38.80306°N 77.04528°W / 38.80306; -77.04528
Architecture
Architect(s)Benjamin Latrobe
StyleGothic Revival
General contractorJeremiah Bosworth
Groundbreaking1817
Completed1818
Direction of façadeWest
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Added to NRHP1985
NRHP Reference no.85000987 (National Register Information System)
DesignatedApril 16, 1985[1]
Reference no.100-0104
Website
www.stpaulsalexandria.com

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church in the Anglican Communion located in the Old Town area of Alexandria, Virginia. The church, consecrated in 1818, was designed by Benjamin Latrobe, the second architect of the United States Capitol. It is one of the few buildings designed by Latrobe in a Gothic style and one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the United States. The church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. During the year 2009, St. Paul's Episcopal Church celebrated the bicentennial of its founding.

  1. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.